Oh I'm so excited. My new owner has the champagne on ice for the announcement. All her mates will be there to help celebrate. She throws the best parties and today I'll get to be the centre of attention.

Hi Liselotte,You'll be fine. You're full of strength and stamina, remember?

Um, hi Guinevere,Well, of course we wouldn't want anyone to drop dead in the next few hours. The fact of the matter is that everything would be all done by now if contestants like Sam wouldn't keep sending me into uncontrollable bouts of laughter with their comments. Let me tell you, it's a bit difficult to type when you're rolling around on the floor in a fit of giggles.

Good morning MISSY. Yes the champagne is in the fridge. Stop fretting. No it won't be Guinevere. Oh you do look lovely today. No, not Cashew either. Yes, there have been lots of silly names mentioned haven't there. Farmgirl's a sensible woman - she knows you are a real MISSY. Parkman is looking forward to meeting you.

Oh my... someone really read what I wrote the other day. Hmmm... well, suppose I'll be fine, but I'll be waiting afraid of breathing and evening at your place is NIGHT at my place so I'll probably be dead by the time you announce the winner.

Well, just for the record. I was truly hoping all the way to my very last breathe. I died with a smile on my face convinced that the little sheep made it and got the only possible name; Liselotte.

P.S. Liselotte, I do believe I specifically said the announcement would be "tonight," not "this evening." We're talking many hours from now. I'm working as fast as I can. You wouldn't want me to just skip tucking in the sheep and let them spend the entire night out roaming around with the coyotes do you? Chores to be done, much typing to do! Maybe try a little nap.

I'll head straight for my bed now. I'll try making it through the night, but will I?

Oh well then... No, the sheep should NOT be left outside. They should have plenty of love, a fantastic story to make them fall asleep and then... then you can go make the announcement. I'll TRY to hang in... I'll try... ;-)

Willow here.Now if you go naming one of those there sheep after me, it's going to get very confusing when I come to stay with me old cousin Lucky Buddy Bear and try and help him round them up, isn't it?

Fine! I guess I will just have to sit here and wait. I need something to occupy my mind. Hmm, maybe I will knit. Maybe I can knit myself a pair of socks from my last leg shearing.Kind of redundant though. Shearing my legs to knit socks for my legs. I think this contest is testing my sanity.Dont worry I will be fine.

Yellow21 is a sensitive child, fair of face, full of grace and quite soft. Please be gentle with her, I beg of you all.

She went missing a while back. Silly someone who wanted to call her missy. Now she really is. That nice Inspector Mr Woolsey is on the case and we hope to have found her again by the time we announce her beautiful, regal new name later tonight.

I think she may have just trotted down to the library to check out on you lot. Please don't crack open the champers til later. Us sheep don't like to start drinking before our evening meal.

I have this theory. I call it the Big M theory.Im a Mother/farm girl is a midwifeI shoot them out she catches them.I say Mmmmm yummy a lot/farm girl says Mmmmm chocolate a lot.Farm girl has a cat named Molly/I have a kid named Mushmello.Farm girl lives in the Middle of nowhere/I live in the Middle of Michigan.We are kindred spirits. Cant you see all the m's.Marzipan it was meant to be.

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